First things first; had my first serving of Stimul8 this morning. I've been waiting for this day for a while now, and since I was away at training, I missed the release. God damn, this stuff was worth the wait.

Timeline was as follows:

0641: chugged it down in two swigs (mixed 1 scoop with about 8oz cold water). Taste=good but not great. Tainted due to having brushed my teeth only 10 minutes prior. Will space them out a little better tomorrow morning.

0654: chilly feeling. Hard to describe. Best way I can put it is after you get a fresh haircut and feel the breeze on your scalp, it's that sort of cooling sensation.

0942: decided I'll try a half scoop tomorrow. I've been stim free for about two months so 1/2 scoop should do the trick. Full scoop is a little much for me right now. Felt like yacking during DB OHP/KB swing superset.

Edit: I train fasted with the exception of BCAA/SAA so PWO is taken on an empty stomach. May take it with a piece of bread tomorrow.

You have some seriously impressive goals, but I am sure you will achieve them. That pizza looked fuggin amazing!!!! Now I need to go to a REAL pizzeria and get some gourmet pizza not the run of the mill crap the kids eat all the time.

Thanks buddy. That's the best way I could describe it. It's a pleasant feeling. Contrarily, my stim break was pretty long and I realized about 4 hours after taking it that I'm real fukkin stim sensitive right now.

Originally Posted by Montego1

....I know not of this feeling you speak of.....

Shave your ass and drive around with the windows down. You'll know.

Originally Posted by MrKleen73

You have some seriously impressive goals, but I am sure you will achieve them. That pizza looked fuggin amazing!!!! Now I need to go to a REAL pizzeria and get some gourmet pizza not the run of the mill crap the kids eat all the time.

There's a reason for the goals to be so lofty. So, during the course, there were a couple of dudes that were on a different level. One guy had tried out for the Olympic rowing team in London and the other was an ex NFL running back. Talk about genetically superior. The rower dude was incredibly gifted. Anyone who can run a 22-24 miler with 60+ lbs on his back in under 4 hours is on a different level. Granted, he's 6'5" and has legs for days but there's no reason why I can't shoot for his times. So I will. I finished that movement in 5 hours, there's room for improvement and I ran about 18 miles of it and walked the rest at a brisk pace.

Went to doc yesterday to get left shoulder checked out. Sprained AC joint or something like that. Happened in July during last softball game. Still nagging. Can't do any lateral raises, upright rows or anything that brings upper arm to shoulder level. Presses are fine and kb swings were kinda bugging but powered through them. Body is still tired. Hoping to pick things up in the volume and intensity departments next week. Just getting warmed up for now.

Upright rows and lateral raises suck anyways. Overhead pressing and rear delt movements and you're set. That still sucks though dude. What PF said as well, DeFranco Simple 6. It's just a real quick upper warmup. Also Donnie Thompson has a lot of good videos on shoulder health/mobility.

Upright rows and lateral raises suck anyways. Overhead pressing and rear delt movements and you're set. That still sucks though dude. What PF said as well, DeFranco Simple 6. It's just a real quick upper warmup. Also Donnie Thompson has a lot of good videos on shoulder health/mobility.

Oh, I don't do upright rows, just trying to accurately describe what motions cause pain/discomfort. Lat raises on the other hand have always been a staple, as I really enjoy the burn from activities like six-ways. I'll look up Donnie Thompson as well. Eric Cressey also has some good stuff on YouTube. Thanks dude.

Originally Posted by Nooshefx

Found this and I'm in

Welcome, bud. Just getting started and recovering at the same time, so it may be a little boring for a bit.

Will look that up tonight. Thanks in advance holmes. Oh, I don't do upright rows, just trying to accurately describe what motions cause pain/discomfort. Lat raises on the other hand have always been a staple, as I really enjoy the burn from activities like six-ways. I'll look up Donnie Thompson as well. Eric Cressey also has some good stuff on YouTube. Thanks dude. Welcome, bud. Just getting started and recovering at the same time, so it may be a little boring for a bit.

Ahhh I gotcha. That sucks dude. I actually went out to Cressy Performance the other week and had a movement assessment by Tony Gentilcore and he gave me a couple mobility exercises for my crap shoulders. Could look him up too.

sheesh all you guys knocking upright rows.. I mean I don't do them regularly or anything, but I kinda like them, will toss them in every so often holy wow dude -- and here I've never experienced anything more than 3-ways mostly, a 4-way once or twice.... you are da man

I'm not knocking upright rows, but when not performed correctly, they can cause more damage than good. I think there are alternate exercises that offer more bennies and lower risk.
Six ways are fun, but not what you're thinking.

Bro those ruck times are killer man I was just regular infantry and your ruckin' speeds and distances are formidable ones. A lot of guys don't know what it's like to be in the suck man haha I feel yeah press on man. I actually got out I need to up date my profile.

Bro those ruck times are killer man I was just regular infantry and your ruckin' speeds and distances are formidable ones. A lot of guys don't know what it's like to be in the suck man haha I feel yeah press on man. I actually got out I need to up date my profile.

I know. He's a machine. If he got a little stronger I'd recommend X-Fit games. His endurance/lactic acid threshold is ridiculous.

Even with as much anti-xfit sentiment as there is, I still find myself watching the games. It's fun to watch and it really does intrigue me. Truth is, those guys are animals and if anything reflects the the level of conditioning I wish to obtain, on a mainstream level, it's that. The downfall is the fact that it costs $150 a month to belong to any decent xfit gym and that's a lot of money. Thanks for the compliments JB.

Thought of you this weekend para :-) Went to KC for a concert where there was plenty of bodies slamming and jumping around. Afterwards my wife's legs were so shot she could barely walk... so I RUCKED UP and hauled her on my back! It was not an easy haul with a 5'9 120lb chica strapped to my back and at an incline no less. Nothing close to what you've done but I thought of you nonetheless!

Nah bud, just getting started again. Good to see you still around though. How are things going?

Originally Posted by Danb2285

He was tougher with the beard...just sayin

I miss my beard. A lot.

Originally Posted by 1ifeblood

Thought of you this weekend para :-) Went to KC for a concert where there was plenty of bodies slamming and jumping around. Afterwards my wife's legs were so shot she could barely walk... so I RUCKED UP and hauled her on my back! It was not an easy haul with a 5'9 120lb chica strapped to my back and at an incline no less. Nothing close to what you've done but I thought of you nonetheless!

And this is why you're a man. I would have done the same, as it's the right thing to do. Or maybe I would have laid her on my North Face jacket and dragged her.
NIN right?

Originally Posted by MrKleen73

Sorry to hear that shoulder is still being a bastard to you. Hopefully you can get it all squared away pretty quickly.

I'm just gonna stop worrying about it and muscle through. Doc says it never really heals, it just feels better over time. That tells me to stop crying.